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Title: Heirs of the Vikings
Condition: New
Subtitle: History and Identity in Normandy and England, c.950-c.1015
Author: Katherine Cross
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 1903153794
EAN: 9781903153796
ISBN: 9781903153796
Publisher: York Medieval Press
Genre: Literary Criticism
Topic: History
Release Date: 04/19/2018
Description: Examination of texts concerning the vikings reveals much about their origin myth and legend.Viking settlers and their descendants inhabited both England and Normandy in the tenth century, but narratives discussing their origins diverged significantly. This comparative study explores the depictions of Scandinavia and theevents of the Viking Age in genealogies, origin myths, hagiographies, and charters from the two regions. Analysis of this literary evidence reveals the strategic use of Scandinavian identity by Norman and Anglo-Saxon elites. Countering interpretations which see claims of Viking identity as expressions of contact with Scandinavia, the comparison demonstrates the local, political significance of these claims. In doing so, the book reveals the earliest origins of familiar legends which at once demonize and romanticize the Vikings - and which have their roots in both Anglo-Saxon and Norman traditions. Dr KATHERINE CROSS is a historian of the early Middle Ages at the BritishMuseum and Wolfson College, University of Oxford.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 234mm
Item Length: 156mm
Item Weight: 495g
Release Year: 2018

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